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AIADMK wide caput and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami connected Wednesday accused the Tamil Nadu authorities of failing to instrumentality preventive measures to avert the tragic incidental successful Karur connected September 27 during a rally addressed by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay, successful which 41 radical died successful a assemblage crush.
Speaking connected a peculiar calling attraction question successful the Assembly, Mr. Palaniswami said, “The TVK person had addressed run meetings successful 4 districts anterior to Karur. Were the authorities and the State quality unaware of the assemblage spot astatine those meetings? Had capable information been provided, the tragic Karur incidental could person been avoided. The authorities failed to instrumentality precautionary steps,” helium charged.
He said erstwhile his enactment had sought support to organise a nationalist gathering to observe the commencement day of erstwhile Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran astatine the aforesaid venue successful Karur successful January 2025, the constabulary had refused to let it, speciiying the crushed that the locality was successful a constrictive country and an important roadworthy connecting neighbouring towns. “If that was the case, however was support granted for this gathering astatine the aforesaid spot?” helium asked, adding that radical suspected determination was immoderate “ulterior motive” down the incident.
Objecting to his remarks, Mr. Stalin said Mr. Palaniswami was politicising the contented and attempting to pull parties to his alliance. Following this, some the DMK and the AIADMK MLAs stood up and engaged successful heated exchanges.
Mr. Palaniswami further questioned wherefore support had not been fixed for meetings successful the roundabout country adjacent the Karur autobus stand, wherever respective governmental events had been held earlier. “Why did the State authorities amusement specified haste successful conducting post-mortem examinations and handing implicit the bodies of victims to their families? When it usually takes astir 1 and a fractional hours for a post-mortem, however did doctors astatine the Karur Government Medical College Hospital implicit the examinations truthful rapidly with lone 3 forensic experts?” helium asked.
Health Minister Ma. Subramanian intervened and said the postmortems were carried retired precocious astatine nighttime with peculiar support from the District Collector, and 22 further forensic experts from adjacent districts were mobilised. The examinations began astatine 1.45 a.m. connected September 28 and continued for astir 14 hours, helium said.
The AIADMK person besides questioned wherefore elder officials of the authorities and the constabulary were addressing the media adjacent aft the constitution of the committee of inquiry. In his response, the Chief Minister said, “Many rumours had been circulated connected societal media astir the incident. The officials issued clarifications lone successful their authoritative capableness to enactment an extremity to specified rumours.”
The AIADMK MLAs participated successful the Assembly proceedings wearing achromatic badges.
